Editor’s Note: For more than 30 years, Dr. John Sullivan has been renowned as a provocateur and strategist in the field of human resources and talent … Read more
What Leaders Really Do
Editor’s Note: What Leaders Really Do by John Kotter is an excerpt from HBR’s 10 Must Reads “On Leadership,” a compilation of Harvard … Read more
Five Simple Ways to Retain Top Talent on a Shoestring Budget
I love small and medium sized HR shops for a number of reasons, but none more than for the simple fact, smaller sized HR shops have to be creative. My … Read more
Source of Hire Study: Social Media Thrives While Job Boards Survive
Job boards are far from dead. For the second consecutive year, internal transfers and promotions were the primary source of hire. A quarter of the … Read more
Internship Crackdown: Did L.A. Miss the Memo on Paying Interns?
Remember when we talked about how the U.S. Department of Labor was going to start cracking down on unpaid internships? The city of Los Angeles must have … Read more
Can an Employee Be Terminated for Simply Surfing the Internet?
By John A Gallagher We are seeing a major, major uptick in employees being terminated because they surfed the Internet at work. Indeed, as this article … Read more
How Much Time do You Spend Dealing With Employee Disputes at Work?
I’ve worked as a manager for a long time and sometimes feel there is nothing I might encounter anymore that would surprise me — until, of … Read more
85% of Companies Offer Flex Time, But Does it Really Mean They’re Flexible?
Do you feel like you’ve got more flexibility at work? A recent report from virtual and executive office space leader Regus has indicated that 85 … Read more
The Office Debate: When Is it Time to Talk, and When Is It Time to Go?
Organizations waste a lot of time communicating badly. They fall into the trap of talking about things that have already been decided, or not talking when … Read more
The Power of an Alumni Network, and 3 Reasons You Need to Consider One
What typically happens when an employee leaves an organization? The employer and employee share a few laughs, celebrate the good memories and begin to … Read more